Potter said these charges should fall under Haley's Law because of the age of the child and other factors in the case that meet the criteria.

In the US state of Tennessee, Haley's law makes it a Class A felony to contribute tot he abuse of a child who is under the age of nine in a way that leads to injury.

"One of the descriptors for Haley's Law, you do have to have injuries to the skin that would be permanent in nature, which this is. Horrendous and egregious which this definitely is. If the injuries could be disfiguring, which this is going to be disfiguring," said Potter.

Robinson is getting treatment at a hospital in Georgia.

"The damage to the skin at this point, is the grafts aren't working as well as they would hope to," said Potter.

He said that she has a long battle ahead of her.

"She's going to have to have skin grafts or attempted skin grafts for probably about 6 to 8 more weeks," said Potter.

Vaughn is in the Rhea County Jail on a US $150,000 bond. Potter said they hope to take her in front of a grand jury on October 1.